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Drachm
| Issuer | Akragas |
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| Year | 420 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crab viewed from above in plan, the carapace stylized as a human face in relief; below the crab, a crayfish rendered in detail. To the left and right of the central design, a barley grain and a locust are positioned in the field, serving as civic symbols of Akragas. The inscription naming the city appears in archaic Greek lettering. |
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| Mintage | ND (-420) |
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Akragas — modern Agrigento — was among the wealthiest poleis in the Greek world by the late fifth century, its prosperity built on olive oil exports and a position astride major Mediterranean trade routes. The city's silver coinage of this period is metrologically tied to the Attic standard, a deliberate choice that facilitated commerce with Aegean trading partners rather than neighboring Sicilian cities, most of which used the Corinthian standard. Within roughly a decade of this issue, Akragas would be sacked by Carthage in 406 BC — an event so catastrophic that the city essentially ceased meaningful coin production for a generation.